Commodities
PrimaryBarium-Barite, Lead, Zinc, Silver
SecondaryCopper
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Model224: Mississippi Valley, S.E. Missouri Pb-Zn
Deposit sizeS
Orebody formTABULAR, LENSES, PODS
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Calcite, Chalcopyrite, Gypsum, Hemimorphite, Hydrozincite, Jarosite, Malachite, Pyrite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Geology
Host rockSandstone,Limestone · San Juan Formation;
Associated rockAndesite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1945
Last production1983
Discovery year1898
Identification
Deposit ID10056543
MRDS IDTC00585
Alternate namesHelvecia I, Helvecia Ii, Cerro Urcushum
RegionSA
Data scoreB
Coordinates-29.55857, -68.76059
References
ANON. (1995)DIRECCION NACIONAL DE MINERA Y GEOLOGIA, 1991, REPORT ON THE ARGENTINE MINING SECTOR, ARGENTINE SELECTED MINING PROJECT: BUENOS AIRESANGELELLI, VICTORIO, 1984, YACIMIENTOS METALIFEROS DE LA REPUBLICA ARGENTINA, VOL. II: BUENOS AIRES, COMISION DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS, P. 393-704.ANONYMOUS, 1995, PLATA TO FOCUS ON ARGENTINE ZINC PROPERTY: THE NORTHERN MINER, V. 81, NO. 9, P. 1-2.CIMRIANGELELLI,VICTORIO, 1984, P. 497